Writer's style and academic vocabulary
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Better than ‘makes the reader feel sad’?
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‘evokes a sense of melancholy / sorrow’.
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Better than ‘shows’?
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‘conveys’, ‘suggests’, ‘implies’, ‘reveals’.
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Critical verb for contrast?
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‘juxtaposes’ — places side by side for effect.
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Critical verb for working against a tone?
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‘undercuts’ — e.g. humour undercuts the serious mood.
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Critical verb for stressing something?
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‘emphasises’, ‘foregrounds’, ‘underscores’.
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Precise or fancy?
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Precise — the exact word, never long words just to impress.
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Name an exact feeling, not ‘sad’?
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‘melancholy’, ‘grief’, ‘longing’, ‘despair’ — whichever fits.
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Which criterion rewards this?
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Criterion D — language and expression.
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‘Interesting’ is a bad word because…
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It names no actual effect — say what the effect IS.
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A critical verb for ‘hints without saying’?
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‘implies’ or ‘suggests’.
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